I earn £120,000 a year making social media videos go viral

BBC - Oct 12, 2026

Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.

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Oct 12, 2026

How American Retirees at Different Incomes Rely on Social Security

Social Security funds are on track to run short by 2032, which would mean a reduction in benefits. Here’s how four hypothetical households rely on the program in retirement.

Oct 12, 2026

Social Security commissioner predicts program will last 'for another 90 years'

Frank Bisignano, the commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), said Monday the program will last another 90 years. “This is a long journey. It’s 90 years old. It’ll be around for another 90 years,” Bisignano said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The SSA will release its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on Wednesday, after the Bureau...

Oct 12, 2026

Harris: Trump’s Russian fuel plan 'reeks of weakness'

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday criticized President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, saying it “reeks of weakness.” “Donald Trump and his war in Iran are to blame for our nation's sky-high diesel and gas prices. His latest ploy—buying fuel from his friend Vladimir Putin—reeks of weakness and will help pay for Russia’s war...

Oct 12, 2026

Why some have no choice but to pay costly oil prices

Rural communities are badly hit by the rising cost of heating oil, as our Wiltshire reporter explains.

Oct 12, 2026

AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached

Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.

Oct 12, 2026

Oil analyst 'skeptical' that Trump's diesel deal with Russia will lower prices

Oil analyst Patrick De Haan said Monday that President Trump’s deal with Russia to supply the U.S. and global markets with diesel fuel may not lower fuel prices. “On the policy front, the Trump administration’s proposed diesel deal raises more questions than it answers, and I remain skeptical that it will deliver significant relief to...

Oct 12, 2026

Most in new poll oppose bets on elections

Most Americans regardless of party oppose betting on election results through prediction markets such as Kalshi or Polymarket, according to a new survey. A Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Monday, found that 60 percent of respondents did not support betting on election results, as the midterm elections near. Another 13 percent said they support betting, while 24...

Oct 12, 2026

World’s Energy Order Tested Again as Iran War’s Reach Extends Further

“We are entering an age of prolonged insecurity,” one former U.S. energy official said of what have become chronic threats on the Middle East’s energy core.

Oct 12, 2026

Bacon: Trump oil deal with Putin 'morally wrong'

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, a move that comes amid energy cost increases in the U.S. “70% of Americans support Ukraine. Propping up Putin’s war economy is morally wrong as he uses that money to bomb cities,” Bacon said Friday on the social platform X. “The President’s policies towards...